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Chapter 174 Trial Invitation

Xu Hao is a person who is very afraid of trouble. Since he chooses to let Michael be his manager, he can just leave everything to him.For Xu Hao's decentralization, Michael could only shake his head and smile bitterly. He had never seen a college player who was so indifferent to his career, but he was very optimistic about Xu Hao's potential, and after a little consideration, he began to work for his employer.

With the finals coming to an end, many teams have put their rookie trial training on the agenda. Of course, they basically send out invitations based on the players' predicted picks. You are a player whose draft pick is in the second half of the first round. Isn't that a waste of other people's time if the team invites the top pick to try out?Unless the general manager of the team is ready to bleed for a high draft pick.

On this day, just after Xu Hao had breakfast, Michael called him to report the situation: "Currently, the Wizards, Knicks and Nets have sent you trial training invitations, and they are all teams that urgently need to improve the strength of the guard line. However, the Thunder and Timberwolves, the two teams you follow, are a bit difficult to deal with. They don’t seem to be very interested in you. Of course, you must go to tryouts and I can help you work it out, but I think it is likely to become a waste in the end. Time, after all, the probability of them choosing you is very small."

Xu Hao was silent for a while, and asked: "Then Michael, based on your experience for so many years, how do you think you should choose?"

"I personally recommend the Knicks and the Nets. The Wizards, I heard that the atmosphere in their team is not very good, and the top star Arenas is not a good talker. Newcomers may receive some special care after joining. You should understand me mean?"

For the so-called "special care", Xu Hao naturally knew it well. He had never eaten pork, hadn't he seen pigs running?There is an unspoken rule in the NBA, that is, rookies are often arranged by the leaders of the team to do things or just make some interesting tricks on them, largely because the veterans need to let the newcomers understand who is the leader here. is the leader.

Of course, if you are the chosen son who was directly selected as the cornerstone of the team and the leader of the team like James, then this unspoken rule has nothing to do with you. Any player who tries to trick him will probably be severely reprimanded by the head coach Fan.Xu Hao must not have such a big face, so the atmosphere of the team is very important, and the Wizards are obviously not a good choice.

Michael didn't even think about asking Xu Hao to answer. He paused and continued: "Between the Knicks and the Nets, I suggest you choose the Knicks. Although this team has a bad record and is known as the star black hole , but the exposure rate is not comparable to other teams. As long as you can play a bright performance in Madison Square Garden, finding a home is a piece of cake."

Xu Hao thought for a while and said, "Okay then, you can help me arrange to go to the Knicks and the Nets for trial training. But Michael, although I know it may be difficult, I still hope you can help me get a chance to go to the Thunder. A chance to try out with the Timberwolves, okay?"

Michael's voice seemed a little helpless: "I don't know what you like about these two teams... Forget it, let me contact you for you, but it's best not to have too much hope, lest Cry when you get time."

Xu Hao chuckled, babbled a few words before hanging up the phone.This is not good news for him. Of course, the Knicks and the Nets are really good. The former has a high exposure rate and the owner is not short of money.But Xu Hao still wants to join the Thunder or Timberwolves, and now it depends on whether he can impress the other party.

On the morning of the second day after receiving the invitation for trial training, Xu Hao flew to New York, the largest city in the United States, accompanied by Michael. According to the itinerary, he would first go to the Knicks for trial training, and then Michael would drive him to New Jersey Try out the Nets.

The Knicks' starting point guard last season was the 1.85-meter Duhon. He played the best season of his career here, averaging 11.1 points and 7.2 assists per game.But the team management believes that his offensive ability needs to be improved. They need an all-round point guard who can take care of organization and scoring at the same time. Duhon can go to the bench to lead the second team.

Xu Hao scored 70 points in a single game in the NCAA. Naturally, they saw it in their eyes, and as the commander of the team, he led Arizona State University to be crowned the national champion. He happened to be the player the team needed most.So this time they invited Xu Hao to come to the trial training, they showed full sincerity, not only sent a special car to pick up Xu Hao to the training hall, but also arranged the hotel attentively.

Xu Hao is very satisfied with this. Although the Knicks, the former iron army in the Eastern Conference, has been somewhat notorious, it has to be said that it is very good to have a generous boss. Rookies can also get a good job in such a team. workout.

Therefore, during the trial training process, Xu Hao was very active. Whether it was a physical fitness test, a one-on-one duel, or even a five-on-five match, he showed his normal level.When he scored 4 consecutive three-pointers in the match, the eyes of the newly appointed general manager Walsh on the sidelines were about to light up, and Xu Hao felt his heart tremble when he saw it.

After the match, Walsh invited Xu Hao and Michael to his office, and said straight to the point: "Chris, your performance today is really great. Both offense and defense are far beyond expectations. Our team needs A player like you. I think we'd be willing to take you at No. 8 in the first round if you weren't picked by another team."

That’s right, Michael gave Xu Hao an English name of Chris. In order to show that he did as the Romans did, Xu Hao agreed after a while after struggling. Anyway, in the end his jersey still had “Xu” written on it, and multiple English names didn’t matter.

Regarding Walsh's enthusiasm, Xu Hao was very calm, but he still pretended to be flattered and said: "Thank you and the Knicks for the importance I have. The Knicks are a team with a long history. I believe The current difficulties are only temporary, and with an excellent general manager like you in charge, I think the Knicks will soon be able to return to the level of the 90s."

This flattery made Walsh very comfortable. Helping the Knicks re-emerge is the goal he set for himself after he became the general manager. It is undoubtedly more noble to say it from outsiders.After the two sides had a friendly talk in the office for more than half an hour, Xu Hao said goodbye to Walsh on the pretext that he wanted to go back to the hotel to rest, which meant that his first trial training was successfully concluded.

On the way back to the hotel, Michael asked while driving: "So are you going to choose the Knicks?"

Xu Hao closed his eyes and said slowly: "This is not a decision I can make, but I still want to see other teams."

(End of this chapter)